2026年7月25日 美国东部时间早上6:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
南卡罗来纳州共和党主席也正正式提出请求，以确定格雷厄姆是否符合参选的党内资格要求
作者：汉娜·布伦南 福克斯新闻
完整报道：梅斯质疑格雷厄姆是否有资格参选南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员选票
南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员南希·梅斯（共和党籍）对特朗普总统支持的、接替已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的候选人——其妹妹达琳·格雷厄姆——能否出现在南卡罗来纳州共和党初选选票上提出了质疑，这与特朗普的背书立场相悖。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员南希·梅斯（共和党籍）在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示：“她没有任何从政记录，我甚至不确定她是否有资格参选。”
这番言论发表之际，南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员达琳·格雷厄姆（共和党籍）在福克斯新闻上宣布，她将参加下月的特别初选，竞选联邦参议员的完整任期。
达琳·格雷厄姆披露兄长林赛去世后特朗普在椭圆形办公室对她说的话
2026年7月13日周一，在南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚州议会大厦，新任临时联邦参议员达琳·格雷厄姆·诺登（右）与南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员蒂姆·斯科特（左）在新闻发布会上发言，宣布她将填补其兄长、联邦参议员林赛·格雷厄姆去世后留下的席位。（美联社照片/肖恩·雷福德）
梅斯在谈及格雷厄姆时表示：“显然，我对她失去林赛·格雷厄姆感到难过，整个州都在哀悼。”
“她接手接下来六个月的工作，这一点令人钦佩且值得尊敬，但她没有任何从政记录，我甚至不确定她是否有资格参选。”她重复道。
并非只有梅斯一人担忧格雷厄姆能否胜任完整任期。南卡罗来纳州当地共和党主席CJ·韦斯特福尔在一份声明中表示，他正正式请求官方裁定格雷厄姆是否符合党内参选资格要求。
他称，这一请求源于与当地选民就格雷厄姆的参选资格展开的对话，其中包括对她缺乏从政经验和投票记录的担忧，而这些也是梅斯所共有的顾虑。
“目前尚不清楚她是否参加了足够多的共和党初选，从而具备参选资格。”当被问及格雷厄姆可能不符合资格的原因时，梅斯说道。
梅斯拒绝支持特朗普青睐的参议院候选人，转而支持拉尔夫·诺曼
2026年3月5日，在华盛顿特区，南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员南希·梅斯（共和党籍）在众议院就国土安全拨款和伊朗战争权力决议进行一系列投票后离开美国国会大厦。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社摄）
“根据今年7月出台的新州选举法，候选人必须在过去三次共和党初选中参加过至少两次的投票，而目前尚不清楚她是否符合这一条件。”
梅斯转而选择支持南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员拉尔夫·诺曼参选该参议院席位。
“他是一位久经考验的忠诚保守派，”梅斯说，“他从不妥协，从不退缩，并且拥有100%的保守派投票记录。”
“我们拥有千载难逢的机会，能够将一位保守派送入美国参议院，填补这个席位空缺。我们今后一段时间内都不会再有这样的机会了。”
尽管特朗普背书达琳·格雷厄姆，拉尔夫·诺曼仍参选南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员席位
2025年2月5日周三，在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦众议院共和党会议结束后，南卡罗来纳州联邦众议员拉尔夫·诺曼（共和党籍）与记者交谈。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ投票公司通过盖蒂图片社摄）
梅斯此前曾被广泛认为是该南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员席位的热门候选人，但她于周一宣布不会参选。
尽管对其参选资格存在疑虑，特朗普还是背书支持格雷厄姆竞选完整任期。在与她在白宫会面后，特朗普在Truth Social上发文称：“参选吧，达琳，参选吧。”
特朗普的背书往往能帮助候选人在各自的初选中胜出，但梅斯并不认为特朗普的选择会对南卡罗来纳州选民产生重大影响。
“我认为大家会看到，南卡罗来纳州的选民似乎更……他们是保守派，但同时也是独立派，”梅斯说，“独立的保守派。”
“他们会按照自己的意愿投票，而不是因为别人告诉他们该怎么投。我认为在这场竞选中，大家会看到这一点。”
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Mace breaks with Trump, questions whether Lindsey Graham’s sister is ‘qualified’ for ballot
July 25, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
Local GOP chairman is also pursuing a formal request to determine if Graham meets party qualifications to run
By Hannah Brennan Fox News
SEE IT: Mace questions whether Graham is qualified to be on the Senate ballot for South Carolina
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., shared her speculation on whether Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., is qualified to run for a full-term Senate seat, breaking from President Donald Trump’s endorsement. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is questioning whether President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham — his sister, Darline Graham — is even eligible to appear on South Carolina’s Republican primary ballot.
“She has no record and I’m not even sure that she’s qualified to be on the ballot,” Mace told Fox News Digital.
Her comments come as Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., announced on Fox News that she will enter next month’s special primary election to run for a full term in the Senate.
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Newly-appointed U.S. interim Senator Darline Graham Nordone, right, with Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., left, speaks during a press conference announcing her appointment to fill the vacancy created by the passing of her brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, at the statehouse Monday, July 13, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
“Obviously I feel for her and losing Lindsey Graham — the entire state is mourning right now,” Mace said of Graham.
“It’s admirable and honorable what she’s done to take the wings for the next six months, but she has no records and I am not even sure she’s qualified to be on the ballot,” she repeated.
Mace isn’t alone in her concerns over Graham’s qualifications to serve a full-term. Local South Carolina GOP Chairman CJ Westfall said in a statement that he is pursuing a formal determination of whether Graham meets the party’s qualifications to run.
He said the request followed conversations with local voters about Graham’s qualifications, including concerns over her lack of political experience and her voting record — concerns Mace shares.
“It’s not clear that she’s voted in enough Republican primary elections to be on the ballot,” Mace said when asked why Graham may not be qualified.
MACE SNUBS TRUMP’S PREFERRED SENATE CANDIDATE, BACKS RALPH NORMAN INSTEAD
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., departs the U.S. Capitol after a series of House votes on funding for Homeland Security and a War Powers resolution on Iran on March 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“By new state election laws of July of this year, you had to have voted in the last two of the last three Republican primaries and it’s not clear she has.”
Mace has instead chosen to endorse Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., for the Senate seat.
“He’s a tried-and-true conservative,” Mace said. “He doesn’t bend, he does not back down, and he has a 100% conservative voting record.
“We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a conservative into the U.S. Senate in this seat. We’re not going to have this opportunity again in a while.”
REP RALPH NORMAN ENTERS SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE RACE DESPITE TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT OF DARLINE GRAHAM
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, February 5, 2025(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Mace herself was widely considered a likely candidate to enter the race for the South Carolina Senate seat, but she announced Monday that she would not run.
Trump, regardless of any doubts of qualifications, threw in his endorsement for Graham to seek a full-term seat, posting to Truth Social after a White House meeting with her, “run, Darline, run.”
While Trump’s endorsements have oftentimes been the winners of their respective primaries, Mace isn’t sold on the idea that Trump’s pick will influence South Carolina voters heavily.
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“I think that you’ll see that South Carolina voters seem to be a little more… they’re conservative, but they’re also independent,” Mace said. “Independent conservatives.”
“They vote the way that they wanna vote, not because someone told them to. And I think you’ll see that in this race.”
Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.
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